That cursed newfangled technology, “electric lights”


That cursed newfangled technology, “electric lights”
Up to the middle of the 19th century, cities were lit at night by gas lighting, candles, or flame — a soft, gentle radiance! But that changed around 1855 when electricians unleashed the first “arc lamps.”

May 9, 2016 at 06:30AM
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